Mark Hamill is a famous American actor, producer and director who became famous as Luke Skywalker from the original Star Wars trilogy. After this role in his career there were many more interesting and high-profile works. To date, there are already more than three hundred projects in which Mark Hamill participated. The Joker is one of the most famous DC comic book characters in the cartoon universe, speaks in the voice of this particular actor.
short biography
Mark Hamill was born on September 25, 1951 in the California city of Auckland. From an early childhood, Mark was very fond of being in the spotlight.
He met cinema at an early age, his father was a military man, and when the family lived at a military unit in Japan, they were shown cinema tapes daily. The theater was also very attractive to young Mark. Subsequently, children's hobbies grew into ambition and purposeful career building in the cinema and on the stage. A talented young man managed to quickly gain recognition.
He got to know theater and cinema early, even tried on a role in one of the films, but still did not get it. After graduation, the future actor enters the theater college. Soon he was invited to participate in the TV project "The Bill Cosby Show".
Carier start
Mark began his film career with minor roles in television series. True success came to him when in 1977 Hamill received one of the main roles in the now legendary Star Wars saga by George Lucas. The actor played the role of the young Jedi Luke Skywalker.
The dizzying success of the first film was decisive in the career of the actor. Roles began to crumble one by one. However, within the framework of this article, the emphasis will be placed on another, no less well-known part of his career. The article is intended to reveal how Mark Hamill voiced the Joker in cartoons on DC comics. Below, his activities as an actor for dubbing animated films will be examined in more detail.
Mark Hamill. Joker. Voice acting
For the first time, Mark began voicing one of the most famous cartoon villains in the world in 1992 in the animated series "Batman". Before he became the voice of the Joker, the actor already had rich experience in voicing animated characters. He was repeatedly involved in dubbing Japanese anime cartoons, such as: Nausicaa from the Valley of the Winds (1984), Laputa Sky Castle (1986), Guyver (1991) and others.
After the animated series about Batman, Mark Hamill (Joker) began to voice this character in almost all the tapes where he appeared. Largely thanks to his talented dubbing, this character has become so popular and charismatic. He was able to win millions of fans, despite being a negative hero. The Joker voice Mark Hamill purposefully makes it as emotional and expressive as possible, but at the same time unpleasant and repulsive. So, the character’s voice is more consistent with his character and actions.
Mark Hamill. Films. Joker
The following is a list of Mark Hamill's most striking appearances as Joker voice in animated films:
- TV series "Batman" (1992-1995).
- Cartoon "Batman: The Mask of Fantasy" (1993).
- The animated series "Superman" (1996-2000).
- The animated series "The New Adventures of Batman" (1997-1999).
- The animated series "Batman of the Future" (1999-2001).
- Feature film "Batman of the Future: The Return of the Joker" (2000).
- The animated series "Justice League" (2001-2004).
- The animated series "Batman" (2004-2008).
- Lego cartoon "Batman: New Times" (2005).
- The animated series "Batman: Courage and Courage" (2008-2011).
- Feature film "Batman: A Killing Joke" (2016).
This is only part of all animated tapes where Mark Hamill is involved. The joker became associated with many fans of this multiverse with the voice of this actor and with the actor himself.
For people new to comics, the name of Mark Hamill evokes other associations. This is not surprising, because the actor has been working tirelessly for more than half a century. On his account a lot of films, TV shows, cartoons, theatrical productions and TV shows. Almost anyone, even an eminent actor, can envy such a list. But this is only acting, and Mark often acts as a producer, director, and also takes part in the creation of comics.
Contribution of Mark Hamill to the global film industry
Mark Hamill - The Joker, Luke Skywalker, Danny Carlisle, Jesse James and many other roles and characters, that’s who this movie actor’s name is associated with. His creative productivity is so great that during his acting career he took part in more than three hundred projects, including roles in cinema and theater, voice acting of animated films, production activities and directing.
Brilliant man - brilliant in everything! So you can safely say about Mark Hamill, because his acting genius has been repeatedly demonstrated to him. No wonder he is now the top actor in Hollywood, whose participation in a particular project is already almost one hundred percent guarantee of his success.
Conclusion
Largely thanks to Mark Hamill, the world saw such masterpieces as the original Star Wars trilogy, numerous animated series on DC comics. Just a huge list of all the characters that were presented to the audience by Mark Hamill. The Joker is one of the most charismatic and fascinating characters. Of course, the actor only voiced the hero, other people came up with and developed it, but he gave him his voice, and this is a very important element in shaping the overall character image.
Given the active work of the animators Warner Bros., who are engaged in the creation of cartoons of the DC comic book universe, and its rapid expansion, we can confidently say that fans will see the beloved villain more than once, and, therefore, hear the voice of Mark Hamill.